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One night in Southampton Town: Woman tries stabbing landlord, man throws beer can out car window, another man flushes bed sheets down jail toilet

ATTEMPTED STABBING ARREST

A Flanders woman was arrested Wednesday after threatening to stab her landlord with a kitchen knife, Southampton Town Police announced Saturday.

Brenda Richardson, 48, of Priscilla Avenue was charged with second degree menacing and third degree criminal possession of a weapon following the incident, which occurred after the two got into an argument around 5:45 p.m.

The victim did not sustain any injuries, police said.

DWI ARREST

A 23-year-old Flanders man was charged with DWI Wednesday after he was spotted tossing a beer can out his car window, police said.

Wilian Siguenza Sanmartin was spotted by police shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays. He was transported to headquarters and held for morning arraignment, police said.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT ARREST

A 32-year-old Riverhead man was charged with disorderly conduct shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday for causing a disturbance near Marta’s Deli and Budget Host Motel in Flanders, police said.

Police said they found Jesse Huber near the motel where he was “cursing, yelling and bothering guests,” but only after they had received a phone call from an employee at the deli that he had already caused a scene there.

Mr. Huber was also charged with resisting arrest after he kicked and headbutted an officer, police said. While in custody at the jail, police said Mr. Huber attempted to flush his bed sheets down the toilet, causing flooding.